Player Career

Matt Austin Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Matt Austin story

Matt Austin built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Monrovia, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Matt Austin's career was his receiving role: 83 catches, 1,253 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.

The arc is straightforward: Matt Austin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Utah State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonUtah State0
2010 Regular SeasonUtah State591005.959
2011 Regular SeasonUtah State4657320.3406
2012 PostseasonUtah State72977.418.3264
2012 Regular SeasonUtah State72977.418.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nevada

Week 13 · W 21-17 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

61

Receiving Yards

91 takeover

61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Southern Utah

Week 1 · W 34-3

119

Receiving Yards

89.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Auburn

Week 1 · L 38-42

67

Receiving Yards

88 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 74.4 efficiency score.

#4

vs San José State

Week 11 · W 34-33 · Conference game

68

Receiving Yards

87.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Texas State

Week 10 · W 38-7 · Conference game

124

Receiving Yards

87.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Utah State

729 primary output · 77.4 efficiency · 18.3 usage

75.9

#2

2012 Regular Season · Utah State

75.9

729 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 18.3 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Utah State

68.3

465 primary · 73 efficiency · 20.3 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games